Boston stunned the Pacers in their own gym to complete the series sweep.
Walton earned Sixth Man of the Year honors for uplifting Boston’s second unit en route to the 1986 crown.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle talked about his friendship with the late Bill Walton before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Walton helped Carlisle see a Grateful Dead show on a first date with his wife.
Everyone seemed to have a favorite Bill Walton moment.
Can the Pacers avoid a sweep with their best player sidelined for a second consecutive game?
It's time for the 2024 NBA playoffs. Here's how to follow all the action on the court.
Hall of Fame basketball legend and broadcaster Bill Walton has died at the age of 71.
In a decades-long post-playing career as a broadcast analyst, Walton was rarely focused or even on topic. But he was never forgettable. And he was never uninspired.
Derek Lively was woozy after the back of his head collided with Karl-Anthony Towns' knee. His availability for Game 4 is in doubt.
Bill Walton was one of a kind and lived life to its fullest, even more than his résumé as one of the game's greatest.
For the Pacers to stave off elimination Monday, and perhaps without injured All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana will continue relying on McConnell.
The Mavericks will advance to the NBA Finals, barring something historic or unforeseen, in the coming days. And the Timberwolves will soon start the process of evaluation.
The Mavericks are now just one win away from their first NBA Finals trip since 2011.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is using the NBA's plans for presenting the Boston Celtics with the Eastern Conference championship trophy as motivation while facing a 3–0 series deficit.
Dončić has been dealing with an ailing knee throughout most of the playoffs.
Kristaps Porzingis had been reportedly targeting Game 4 to make his return to the court.
Andrew Nembhard lost the ball to Boston's Jrue Holiday while down 112–111 with four seconds remaining.
Boston's gutty 114-111 victory may be the Celtics’ greatest claim yet the league’s best regular-season team can truly withstand this playoff gauntlet.
That one's going to hurt for Indiana.
Haliburton left Game 2 in the third quarter with a hamstring injury.
Boston is one of a handful of teams that never had to face a 50-win opponent on its path to the NBA Finals.
It didn’t matter if it was a Defensive Player of the Year guarding Dončić, or any other overmatched defender. Sometimes things seem to go in slow motion, and everyone else is powerless to stop it.
The Mavericks have a 2-0 lead. They made it hurt in Game 2.
Ball's plan is to be ready at the start of next season.
The Pacers are down 2-0 to the Celtics.
TNT NBA announcer Kevin Harlan talked to the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast about reports that the network will lose its rights package to NBC and how that affects his career.
James is expected to be a second-round pick in June's NBA Draft.
Yahoo Sports breaks down the best prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft after the combine and pre-draft testing.
A few things to keep an eye on as the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks get set to tip off Game 2 at Target Center on Friday.
Did the snub motivate Brown's playoff career high? "We’re two games from the Finals," said Brown, "so honestly I ain’t got the time to give a f***.”
The Pacers are in big, big trouble.
Charles Barkley wants to keep the crew together.
The Detroit Pistons are working on a deal to make New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon the team's new president of basketball operations.
Dan Devine and Jake Fischer recap the action from Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the Cavaliers firing J.B. Bickerstaff and the 76ers plans to pursue another star this offseason
Newport Beach police said in January Giddey wouldn't face criminal charges.
The Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach J.B. Bickerstaff after five seasons amid player and front office concerns over the direction of the team.
With those bookends in place, Philadelphia is focused on filling the gap between them with an elite, two-way wing. Could that mean Paul George?
Here are a few things to keep an eye on as the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers get set to tip off Game 2 at TD Garden on Thursday.
Dončić and Irving qualify as the players with the most big-game experience of anyone in the series, and it showed in spades.
The Mavericks won a game with 14 lead changes.
The All-NBA selection was the sixth for Jokić, who was awarded his third MVP trophy in four seasons on May 8.
Vincent Goodwill connects with Yahoo NBA writer Tom Haberstroh to recap a wild Game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics. The two dissect why the Celtics should be concerned despite pulling out the win and discuss if winning an NBA title is now just about being the healthiest team in the end.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav reportedly didn't want to pay the market rate to retain rights to the NBA.
The NBA champion is known as the last team standing. But more so than ever, the Larry O’Brien has become the trophy for the team with the fewest players sitting.
Jalen Brunson and Bojan Bogdanović, who underwent wrist surgery, will be reevaluated in two months.
Boston came back to win in overtime against Indiana in Game 1. Yet somehow we are left to wonder if the team is clutch or not.
The Pacers appeared to have a Game 1 upset in hand.
Kristaps Porzingis hasn't played since he went down with his calf injury in their opening-round series against the Heat last month.
We break down the Western Conference finals matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks, and make our prediction.
Gobert was the only unanimous selection.